Note If you're using a child account on Xbox Live, the adult account must approve this change.

Private chat

Private chat is a conversation between you and one other person. No one else can hear or participate in this chat. Your friend can be playing the same game as you, playing a different game, watching a movie, or listening to music.

You can have up to four private chats going on at the same time:

During an Xbox Live multiplayer game, in addition to your public in-game communication.

While hosting an Xbox Live party.

Set up private chat

Connect your Xbox 360 headset or Kinect sensor, and then sign in to Xbox Live.

On the controller, press the Guide button .

Select Chat.

Select an available Private Chat channel, and then select or enter the gamertag of the person you want to chat with.

Select Send Message. The person you invite has five minutes to accept your invitation. After five minutes, Xbox Live assumes that your friend is unavailable and cancels the invitation. You can try to send another invitation later.

Note When someone declines a chat invitation, the sender doesn’t know whether the invitation had expired or was declined. The sender only receives a notification of the invitation cancellation.